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Calla Lily
Step 1: Make Stamen-roll gum paste between palms of your hands to 1/4
in. thickness. Cut into 1 3/4 in. pieces. Take a 6 in. length of wire and
hook (fold over) one end 1/4 inch. Dip hook end of wire into elongated
piece of gum paste. Brush stamen with meringue powder and water mixture
(mix 1 tsp. of meringue powder and 1 tsp. water until well blended) then
roll in yellow-tinted sugar (use a small amount of icing color). Push wire
into styrofoam block to dry.

Step 2: Cut Out Petal-lightly wipe work surface with solid vegetable
shortening and roll out gum paste to 1/16 in. thickness. In place of the
petal pattern, use a heart cookie cutter to cut out petal-shape (the size
of cutter will depend on the size of the flower). Smooth outside edge of
top half of heart with your finger. Then place the heart, point forward,
in palm of hand. Lay pointed stick down center of heart. Overlap round
sides of heart over pointed stick. Add meringue powder and water mixture
to top of overlapped heart and on inside of bottom half of the heart. Press
firmly and remove stick.

Step 3: Curl & Chalk Petal-place petal over a tree former (dusted
with cornstarch) and gently fold the petal edges back. Let the petal remain
on former to dry. Grate non-toxic chalk and mix with cornstarch. Using
art brush, paint from inner throat to the point with dry grated chalk.

Step 4: Add Stamen & Calyx-add meringue powder and water mixture
to bottom of stamen and insert wire end into flower. Pull the wire through
until the stamen is in place. Roll out green-tined gum paste. Cut a small
circle (use small carnation cutter). Elongate sides of circle by rolling
pointed stick from side to side to form oval shape. Brush meringue powder
and water mixture over all of oval, place calla lily on top of oval and
wrap around calla lily and wire. Let dry.